Tala feels restless.
The villagers have long gone home, even Cal and Alex who offered to stay with her tonight which she warmly refused, grateful for the offer but just preferring to be alone.
Her patience had run its course when Wolfe came earlier, what with the confrontation with Ares, the violation of the privacy of her home, the embarrassment of the disturbance to others for nothing, the lack of sleep and sheer exhaustion…
It's not like her to be rude or not give a friend a chance to explain, but she was tired, she felt betrayed that he kept something so important from her and was just simply fed up with everyone treating her like a porcelain doll that needed protecting.
She felt like she had been played like a fool, believing the story about the "big dog" when Howl was obviously
